HC Deb 19 January 1993 vol 217 cc235-6W
Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number and location of intensive therapy units in Scotland; and how many organ donors have arisen in each during the past 12 months.

Mr. Stewart

At 30 September 1992 there were 24 NHS intensive therapy units in Scotland. These are as listed.

NHS hospitals in Scotland with intensive therapy beds (by health board)

  • Argyll and Clyde Health Board —
  • Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
  • Ayrshire and Arran Health Board —
  • Ayr Hospital
  • Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock
  • Borders Health Board —
  • Borders General Hospital, Melrose
  • Dumfries and Galloway Health Board —
  • Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries
  • Forth Valley Health Board —
  • Stirling Royal Infirmary
  • Grampian Health Board —
  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
  • Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
  • Greater Glasgow Health Board —
  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary
  • Glasgow Western General
  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
  • Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
  • Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
  • Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
  • Highland Health Board —
  • Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
  • Lanarkshire Health Board —
  • Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride
  • Law Hospital, Carluke
  • Monkland District General Hospital, Airdrie
  • Lothian Health Board —
  • St. John's Hospital, Livingston
  • Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
  • Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
  • Tayside Health Board —
  • Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
  • Perth Royal Infirmary
  • Stracathro Hospital, By Brechin

Information on the numbers of organ donors in each unit is not collected centrally.

The number of organ donors, by region, in the period January 1992 to December 1992 was as follows:

Number
West of Scotland 58
East of Scotland
Edinburgh 13
Dundee 12
Aberdeen 20
Total 103